Touch of Evil

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	Charlton Heston	Mike Vargas
	Janet Leigh	Susan Vargas
	Orson Welles	Police Captain Hank Quinlan
	Joseph Calleia	Police Sergeant Pete Menzies
	Akim Tamiroff	'Uncle' Joe Grandi
	Joanna Moore	Marcia Linnekar
	Ray Collins	District Attorney Adair
	Dennis Weaver	Mirador Motel Night Manager
	Valentin de Vargas	Pancho
	Mort Mills	Al Schwartz
	Victor Millan	Manelo Sanchez
	Lalo Rios	Risto
	Michael Sargent	Pretty Boy
	Phil Harvey	Blaine
	Joi Lansing	Zita
	Harry Shannon	Chief Gould
	Marlene Dietrich	Tanya
	Zsa Zsa Gabor	Strip-Club Owner
	Joe Basulto	Young Delinquent
	Ray Beltram	Townsman
	Eumenio Blanco	Townsman
	Yolanda Bojorquez	Bobbie
	Joseph Cotten	Coroner
	Domenick Delgarde	Lackey
	Jennie Dias	Jackie

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Director	Orson Welles
Writer	Orson Welles, Whit Masterson, Franklin Coen, Paul Monash
Producer	Albert Zugsmith
Musician	Henry Mancini
Photography	Russell Metty

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Story Synopsis:
Based on the novel Badge Of Evil by Whit Masterson, this version of Touch Of Evil (produced by Rick Schmidlin and edited by Walter Murch) is an attempt at reediting the theatrically released version (edited by Universal Pictures) to what writer/director/star Orson Welles originally intended based on his 58-page memo (that’s included in the special features). The story involves a corrupt American police chief (Welles), a Mexican narcotics investigator (Heston) and his inquisitive wife (played deliciously by Janet Leigh). (Laurie Sevano)

DVD Picture:
The anamorphically enhanced 1.85:1 DVD exhibits a good gray scale with pleasing contrast. Blacks are just shy of true depth. Images can seem just slightly soft, but otherwise detail and definition are nicely rendered. Source element dirt and artifacts are minimal, and there are no major distractions for a picture that is quite solid and should surely please. (Suzanne Hodges)

Soundtrack:
The Dolby® Digital 2.0 soundtrack is big fat mono. When Dolby ProLogic®-decoded, the audio is properly placed in the center channel. Although the monaural sound is undistinguished with inherent anomalies, this is still a soundtrack not to be missed for those who favor studying the creativity of film sound. Walter Murch re-worked the soundtrack, in accordance to the original notes of Orson Welles. (Perry Sun)

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